Which of the following statements regarding incarceration is true?
A. Incarceration does not prevent average predatory street criminals from committing additional crimes once they are out of prison.
B. The majority of prisoners are incarcerated for their full sentence.
C. Incarceration rates for African Americans are much lower than for any other ethnic group.
D. The majority of people arrested and sent to jail have committed the crime of theft.
E. Overcrowding is not an issue in prisons.
Answer: A
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